In this era of extreme partisan divide, there’s very little that unites conservatives and liberals. But both sides have long ...

Our system is failing too many students. Without the nation’s report card, parents and policymakers would be flying blind, ...

None of the three works directly with NAEP. Mark Schneider, who served as IES director under both presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden — and as NCES commissioner under President George W. Bush — said ...

Political and media blather about the potential demise of the Department of Education (DE) is continuous. Lacking empathy and ...

In order to graduate from high school and earn a standard high school diploma, Florida students must pass a standardized ...

Yet, amid falling national scores, NAEP shows that some jurisdictions are succeeding. Students in District of Columbia public schools improved their proficiency in reading and writing between 2005 to ...

The downward trend in proficiency, which preceded the pandemic, is a harbinger of the decline of America’s global ...

The former IES and NCES leader speaks candidly about radical cuts to the Education Department, government ‘stasis’ and the ...

When we double down on the right supports, our children will be confident readers who excel in school and are prepared to ...

When NAEP scores are viewed as a calamity, they produce predictable responses. Critics’ solutions tend to be the same ones advanced before the test results were announced: more charter schools ...

A recent report from the American Enterprise Institute summarizes results from the most recent National Assessment of ...